Art civilizes us and it connects us and activates us. And so it's really important to connect with compassion, with stories about people who are different from us.

I feel like I've been marinated in Australian theatre.

I think good theaters are really important. They allow you to exist in a space with other people.

I think it's always good to take on things that at first seem bigger than you. Then you just try and surmount them.

I don't consciously think of how parenthood has changed me but I'm sure it must have.

Absolutely, I think that is where a scent is so powerful because it harnesses our memory and our memory is a very emotional place. I do like the smell of excitement.

I'm incredibly lucky that my profession allows me to be where I choose, really.